Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Sprint to Use Hydrogen Based Fuel Cells

Sprint announced plans to use fuel cells as the backup power source at
some of its base station sites. Cell sites have diesel-based
generators to provide electrical power in the event of an emergency.
Sprint says that while it still uses diesel at most sites, the fuel cell
program should help the company reduce its carbon footprint.

Sprint is receiving some financial assistance from the
U.S. Department of Energy for the project, and believes it can begin
installing the hydrogen-based fuel cells by the end of the year.